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Daily Report: Money and Politics

Billionaire insurance exec backs initiative to change rate rules

January 27, 2012, 12:05 AM
  UPDATE, Jan. 27, 2011: Mercury Insurance provided this response to questions about its record. The 90-year-old billionaire chairman of Mercury Insurance just won’t give up. George Joseph gave $8.2 million to put an initiative on the November ballot that supporters say... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Lawsuit: Drugmaker gave 'lavish gifts' to 'high-prescribing' doctors

March 21, 2011, 12:05 AM
Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones broke new legal ground last week by relying on an obscure section of the state insurance code to go after a big pharmaceutical company for wooing doctors with cognac, cigars and golf outings to prescribe its drugs. Jones, an attorney who worked for Janet Reno... + read more
Mike Villines speaks at a budget press conference in 2008.
Daily Report: Money and Politics

Despite self-imposed bans, insurance donations slip into campaigns

October 11, 2010, 12:05 AM
With the next California insurance commissioner expected to play a significant role in the way national health care reform is implemented in the state, the insurance industry is watching the race between Democrat Dave Jones and Republican Mike Villines closely. According to filings with the... + read more
Daily Report: Money and Politics

Candidate's lead slipping in insurance commissioner race

June 15, 2010, 12:08 AM
10:06 a.m. Update: Brian FitzGerald's lead has shrunk to 234 votes over Mike Villines. *** The Republican primary for insurance commissioner has tightened since last week, as some provisional and mail-in ballots have been tallied. The race showed some surprising results last week... + read more
Anthem Blue Cross, insurance commissioner, health insurance
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Anthem Blue Cross dominates health news

February 23, 2010, 12:07 AM
In its own way, Anthem Blue Cross became the Toyota of the news cycle yesterday. The company was credited with reinvigorating the health reform drive, stood accused of violating California law hundreds of times and was found to exhibit a prolific pattern of profit taking. Insurance... + read more
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